Sometimes, even something that we feel should be simple, isn’t. Nutrition is like that!
But ‘simple’ doesn’t mean ‘easy,’ and there’s so much nutrition information out there. It’s hard to know what’s accurate, and which plan will be a fit for you and your goals, while honoring you as an individual.

Through the past two decades, I’ve distilled my nutrition and counseling philosophy to a few important points:

• Nutrition should be a game of addition, not subtraction.
• Eating behaviours are usually about a lot more than just food, and without exposing the ‘why,’ there is no lasting, meaningful change.
• An approach that’s compassionate and individualized is far superior to meal plans and ‘tough-love’ eating rules.
• It’s essential to really listen to people and to meet them where they’re at.

I have based my counselling approach on what I think is most important in a provider:

• Not just hearing, but truly listening to your concerns.
• Treating each client as a whole person, rather than using cookie-cutter methods like meal plans and food rules.
• Avoiding harmful restrictive diets and anything that will damage, not heal, your relationship with food and your body.
• Giving you manageable recommendations that take into account your history, lifestyle, financial situation, preferences, and capacity for change at that time.
• Being available for concerns and questions between sessions, and flexible with session timing.